Ukrainian Fashion Week
| Ukrainian Fashion Week Український Тиждень Моди | |
|---|---|
The logo of Ukrainian Fashion Week since 2017. | |
| Genre | Clothing and fashion exhibitions |
| Frequency | Semi-annually |
| Location(s) | Kyiv, Ukraine (usually at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex) |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Founder | Irina Danilevskaya |
| Organised by | Ukrainian Fashion Council |
| Website | fashionweek |
Ukrainian Fashion Week (Ukrainian: Український Тиждень Моди; UFW) is a clothing trade show held semi-annually in Kyiv, Ukraine at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex. It is held during the spring/summer and autumn/winter each year. UFW has been held since 1997 and was mainly founded by Irina Danilevskaya.
History
The first Ukrainian Fashion Week was held in 1997 at the Actor's House in Kyiv as a ready-to-wear show called "Fashion Seasons".[1] It was conceived after designer Sergei Bizov came to Irina Danilevskaya, the editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine "Eva", and asked about doing a Ukrainian Fashion Week, similar to London Fashion Week.[2] In 1997, she finally conceived the idea alongside the founder of RIA Yanko Nechyporuk.[2] In total, there were 13 brands and designers present for the first year.[3] In 1998, AVON became the general partner and sponsor of the fashion week.[3] In 2000 the show started allowing younger models to walk the show, and the following years, political designs started to be added to the show.[3]
In 2005, the name of the show was changed to Ukrainian Fashion Week. Danilevskaya stated the decision to change the name coincided with what the council wanted it to represent: to represent the work of Ukrainian designers and start to invite foreign media and other projects to the show.[4] It was briefly held at Pushkin Park in Kyiv in the late 2000s to 2010.[5]
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the event started to be limited but returned for 2 years since 2022.[6] Previous editions since the start of the invasion were held as the "Support Ukrainian Fashion" in London, Paris, and Copenhagen.[7] The 2024 edition, the first edition to be held since the invasion, included more than 50 Ukrainian brands like Frolov.[8]
Attendance
The week has typically had over 50 designers and pulls in around 20,000 attendees.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Що треба знати про Український тиждень моди". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b "1997 рік. Мода по-українськи | Історія українського бізнесу — Forbes.ua". Forbes (in Ukrainian). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Рідна мода: 20 років fashion в Україні". Platfor.ma (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Україна наносить себе на модну мапу світу: що слід знати про Ukrainian Fashion Week". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Ukrainian Fashion Week - 2010: мода змінюється, стиль залишається". Unian (in Ukrainian). 20 October 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Fedorova, Violetta (24 February 2025). "Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns for the Second Time Since the War Began". Vogue. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ De Clerk, Amy (29 August 2024). "Ukrainian Fashion Week is set to return this September". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (25 July 2024). "Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns to Kyiv in September With First Lady's Support". WWD. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "У Києві стартував перший день Українського тижня моди". ТСН (in Ukrainian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.